08:33 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nZambia’s former President Frederick Chiluba has been buried in the capital, Lusaka, following his death more than week ago.<\/p>\n
Several hundred mourners, led by President Rupiah Banda, attended the funeral.<\/p>\n
Mr Chiluba died at his home last weekend – the cause of death has not been made public.<\/p>\n
He led Zambia to multi-party democracy in 1991, but his presidency was dogged by allegations of corruption.<\/p>\n
The BBC’s Mutuna Chanda in Lusaka says many Zambians believe Mr Chiluba’s flaws should be overlooked and he should be remembered for ending one-party rule.<\/p>\n
He was buried alongside ex-President Levy Mwanawasa, at a cemetery reserved for former presidents.<\/p>\n
Mr Mwanawasa, who was Mr Chiluba’s successor, died in 2008.<\/p>\n
Thousands of people watched Mr Chiluba’s funeral on state television and on giant screens across the country.<\/p>\n
The main foreign dignitaries at the funeral were the Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila and Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.<\/p>\n
Fraud conviction<\/span><\/p>\nMr Chiluba led protests which forced former President Kenneth Kaunda to end one-party rule and then defeated Mr Kaunda in 1991 elections.<\/p>\n
He also opened up Zambia to foreign investors.<\/p>\n
But he was mired in corruption scandals and was accused of taking an authoritarian approach to his political opponents, firing critical colleagues and jailing outspoken journalists.<\/p>\n
He attempted to alter the constitution so he could run for a third term in office in 2001, but stood down after huge public protests.<\/p>\n
Mr Chiluba was prosecuted for alleged embezzlement in 2002 but acquitted after a six-year trial.<\/p>\n
In 2007, he was convicted of fraud by a London court and ordered to repay $58m (\u00a336m) in embezzled funds, but the ruling was never enforced in Zambia.<\/p>\n
He spent his final years at his residence in Lusaka, confined by ill health and the confiscation of his passport by the authorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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